Spring-vehicle



(No Model.)

A. BINK,` SPRING VEHICLE.

Patented Jan. 17, t1888.

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UNITED STATES" PATE-Nr Ormea.

ANTHONY BINK, OF STOOKTON, CALIFORNIA.

SPRING-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming pari: of Let-tersPatent No. 376,425, dated January 17I 1888. Application filed April 28, 1887. Serial No.236,51'2. (No model.)

To' @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, ANTHONY Buxx, a citil zen ofthe United States, residing at Stockton,

v others skilled in the art to which it appertains vsponding parts.

to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofrelereuce marked thereon, which form a part of this specitication.

VFigure l is a side elevation of a vehicle containing'my improvements. Fig. 2 is a section through line X X; Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an elevation View of the rear end.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- Tlie object of my invention is to provide a vehicle that shall be strong and durable, and at the same time au easy-riding and lightweight vehicle. I accomplish this object by the use of twisting (torsion) springs attached to the axle or axles parallel therewith, aud-by a novel system of braces.

A is the front axle.

O and D are the front springs ot the style termed twisting, (torsion.) They may be located at any point parallel with the axle.

vFor the purpose of illustration I have shown The springs are the springs above the axles. held in position by clip E at the right-hand and clip E at the left-hand end of the axle, the spring D being rigidly attached `at one end to a clip and the other end liexibly attached to the opposite clip, while the spring O is oppositely attached to the clips. Ihe spring O is connected with the head-block G by a conmeeting-rod, G', and the spring D to the same by a connecting-rod, D', which rods are rigidly attached each to its respective spring, and flexibly attached to the head-block by clips on the end ofa 'Lf-shaped brace, F, which is secured beneath the head-block G. The

brace F connects with, at its bottom, the lower The king-bolt K connects them together, being inserted in its usual position through the head-block G and bolster M. A forwardlyextending brace, L, is flexibly attached to the guide J and to the axle A vto hold the axle in position.

By the above system ol" springs, braces, and connections the body I is suspended at its front end from the axle vA in such a manner as to render the vehicle very-easy riding, particularly `over rough roads, and is likewise strong and light. The bearingsof the springs upon the axles, being near to the wheels, diverts the weight from the center of the axle, and the king-bolt, being behind the axle, aids in turning it, while permitting a shorter turn than if the body were directly over the axle.

The rear springs, O and D, are attached to the rear clips, E and E', such clips being attached to the rear axle, B. An arch springbrace, O, at its lower ends, is rigidly attached .to the springs near the wheels, one to each spring, and at its head is flexibly attached to the bottom of the body I by the eyes N. A vertical hanger, P, is rigidly attached to the head of the spring-brace O at its center.

rearwardly-extending brace, R, is flexibly attached to the foot of the hanger P and to the center of the axle B to hold such axle in position. A forwardly-extending brace, S, is flexibly attached to the foot of the hanger P and rigidly to the bottom of thebody I.

It will be seen that the attachment of the rear of the body I to the hind axle is very strong and durable, and likewise furnishes an easy-riding vehicle. The spring-brace O, extending across the bottom of the vehicle within the eyes N, permits of the rear of the body being constantly in a uniform and relatively level position.

Having thus described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The twisting front springs, C and D, secured to the front axle, A, by the clips E and E', and to the head-block G, by means of the brace-rods O and D', secured to clips in the ends of the '\f-shaped braces F, the brace F being secured at its upper end to the headblock Gr, and at its lower end, by the king-bolt IOO K, to the /shaped brace H, and the brace I-I being secured to the body I, all substantially as shown.

2. rEhe twisting rear springs, C and D, secured to the rear axle, D, by the clips E and E', and to the rear of the vehicle-body I by the bracerods O, such rods being suspended from the vehicle by the eyes N, the rod O,hav ing rigidly pendent therefrom the hanger P, said hanger P being,r connected to the rear axle by the brace R and to the Vchiclefbody by the brace S, all substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the braces H and F, located as shown, and with the king-bolt K, of the guide J, having the forwardly-cx tending brace L attached to it at its rear, and at its front end to the front axle, A, all substantially as set forth.

4. TheV combination, substantially as described, of the body I, the headblock G, the front braces consisting ofthe braces F and H, the bolster M, the king-bolt K, the guide J, the brace L, the axle A, the springs Gand D, the clips E and E, and the brace-rods C D.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence-of two Witnesses.

ANTHONY BINK.

Witnesses:

E. Banouma S'rown, J. B. XVEBs'rER. 

